In a decade defined by the No Child Left Behind Act and a greater nationwide emphasis on post-secondary education, Horizons-Upward Bound focused more than ever on exposing students to college opportunities. Annual college campus tours outside Michigan, financial literacy workshops, and ACT prep testing were all initiated through successful annual fund drives. 

Director Eddie Green addressed dual objectives of closing the achievement gap and addressing the digital divide as technology and STEM subjects trended in public education. Use of personal digital assistants for seniors and Homestead events highlighting engineering careers are just two examples of how these concepts were integrated into the HUB experience. 

Community service and life skills remained key pillars of the HUB program. Students annually volunteered for Habitat for Humanity. An abbreviated form of Cranbrook Schools’ Wilderness Expedition was introduced in 2006 as an option for HUB summer students. Many of the programs instituted in this decade remain a part of the HUB experience in 2025. 

Individuals are identified in each image below, if known. Please contact archives@cranbrook.edu with any additional information. 

Students in the lab during summer session, circa 2004.

HUB summer class, 2003.

College fair on Cranbrook campus, circa 2003.

HUB summer students, circa 2006.

Director Eddie Green (far left) and staff member Debra DeBose Whiting (far right) with HUB students on a college tour stop at MIT, circa 2003.

Students enjoy s’mores over the campfire while on the Wilderness Experience at Clear Lake State Park, July 2007.

Students swimming in Clear Lake while on the Wilderness Experience, July 2007.

HUB Director Eddie Green poses with students on campus during a Trinity College tour, 2008.

Williams College tour, circa 2007.

HUB student and teacher in art class, 2003.

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